Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-15
One Woman Shoots Another.

One Woman Shoots Another.
The New York Sun gives the following
account Of "a sensational episode in a Staten
Island boarding house on Thursday.
Miss Dolores Dartmoore, reputed to be
the daughter of 8 wealthy planter living
near St. Augustine, Florida, who is spend.
| ing the summer on Staten Island, shot Miss
Mary Jennings, n young woman who had
formerly boarded at the same house, three
times and missed killing her only By &C.
cident.
Mrs. Emma McKernan, who is not living
with her husband, keeps the boarding house,
but Miss Dartmoore is at present the sole
boarder. Until about the middle of June
Miss Mary Jennings also boarded with Mrs.
McKernan, but at that time went to Yonk-
ers, leaving behind her one trunk and q
debt, Mrs McKernan says, OF 50.
Miss Jennings reached the house Thurs
day about two O'Clock and walked up to the
front portico, where she found Mrs. McKer
nan. Miss Jennings said she had come to
see about her trunk.
"Your trunk is all right and just as you
LETT it,n said Mrs. McKernan, "but you are
not going to take it until you pay me the
FIVE dollars you owe me-"
Miss Jennings replied with some warmth
that she would get that trunk first and see
about the debt afterwagd. 4 vigorous dis
cussion followed, during which both women
called each other harsh names Finally,
Miss Jennings got so angry that she first
flourished her umbrella around Mrs. Nc.
Kernan's mead, and then, taking pair of
sharp pointed scissors from her pocket, said
she would stick them into Mrs. McKernan
unless allowed to 60 to her trunk. Mrs.
McKernan is an invalid. Miss Dartmoore
had been attracted to the portico by the
loud scolding. When this violent demon.
stration was made she called domestic,
and carried Mrs. McKernan to her room
and locked the door on her.
Miss Dartmoore then walked into the hall
where the trunk stood, and found Miss Jen-
nings bending over it, taking out pair of
shoes. Miss Jennings locked the trunk and
began to tell Miss Dartmoore what bad
lot of people the house contained. Miss
Dartmoore ordered her to leave the house
at once. Miss Jennings replied disdainfully.
Miss Dartmoore said, "If you don't 60 I'll
throw you out" Miss Dartmoore's weight
is ITO pounds, and Miss Jennings is much
larger, but that wicked look in Miss Dart
moore's eyes was worth 40 pounds of muscle,
and Miss Jennings stepped out of the hall to
the portico. Then Miss Dartmoore went in
to the parlor aud stood by front window to
see if Miss Jennings left the yard, Miss Jen-
nings stopped on the portico, and, looking
around, saw Miss Dartmoore. Something
Miss Dartmoore said, it is supposed, SO eXas.
perated her that, raising her umbrella, she
struck violent blow with it through the
window, crashing through big 30.inch
glass. at the same time she called Miss
Dartmoore vile name.
Miss Dartmoore, reaching to pocket To-
Gated somewhere in her skirts, pulled out
small nickle-plated revolver of 22-calibre,
raised it deliberately, and fred square at
Miss jennings head. The bullet pierced
her left cheek. Miss Jennings whirled
around as if to fly, but Miss Dartmoore's
blood was up, and she blazed away again,
the bullet striking Miss Jennings in the
fleshy part of the right fore arm. Miss Jen.
nings, too much frightened to know what to
do, stood still, facing her assailant, and
screamed.
Miss Dartmoore this time aimed to kill.
The bullet sped straight for her victims
heart. but huge button on her left breast
intervened. The button was shattered, but
the bullet was turned. BY this time, appa-
rently, Miss Dartmoore had become trite
nervous, for when she fired again che entire.
lv missed the mark. Miss Jennings had
meantime gained her wits enough to fly,
and as she ran off the portico Miss Dartmoore
ceased firing
Alter the shooting she coolly walked
back, sat down in her chair, wiped the
smoke off of the revolver, drew the empty
shells, put loaded ones in their places, and
then, after slowing the revolver in the re-
cesses of her skirt, picked up her fancy
work and went on with it. remarking that
she did not think Miss Jennings would come
back after that trunk right away.
Miss Jennings walked to st. Austin'f
School, and as we'll as she could with bull
let in the upper part of her mouth asked
that the police and surgeon be telephoned
for. Policemen hurried to the school with
a carriage, and placing Miss Jennings in it
sent her to the police station, where DR.
Walser attended her. The officers ther
went up to the Winchester mansion and ar
rested Miss Dartmoore. She was taken be
fore Justice Powers, who held her on s
charge of felonious assault and assault witt
intent to kill, fixing bail at 81 1,0C).
Miss Dartmoore is small in figure; has lons
dark hair ana large brown eyes that ligh
up an unusually beautiful face. Her form
is plump and her manner vivacious. Sh
told the police that her father gave her
regular allowance every year, which ah
apent pretty much as she pleased. She ex
poets to have an income of $4,000 sea
when some egal difficulties are GU. of th
way. Her chief companions were two enoI
nous Siberian blood hounds and two yer
handsome bird dogs. Miss Dartmore fre
quently prscticed with her pistol st tai
get on the lawn.
Tho 6nntnru do NOT think NIias IenninG